Awardees to receive Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards on 29 Aug

The award is given in four categories namely, Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure and Life Time Achievement.

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are given every year to recognize the achievements of persons in the fields of adventure, to encourage young people to develop the spirit of endurance, risk-taking, cooperative teamwork and quick, ready and effective reflexes in challenging situations and to provide incentive to the young people for getting exposed to the adventure activities.

The award is given in four categories namely, Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure and Life Time Achievement. This year National Selection Committee was constituted under the chairpersonship of Secretary (Youth Affairs). The Committee had expert members from the field of adventure.

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India along with other Sports Awardees at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29th August 2019. They will receive statuettes, certificates and award money of Rs. 5 lakh each.

(With Inputs from PIB)